Prevalence and associated factors of nutritional status among children under 5 years: a community-based cross-sectional study in Bhimdatta municipality, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Key Points

• The aim is to assess the prevalence of under-nutrition and identify associated factors among children under 5 years in Bhimdatta Municipality.
• Community-based cross-sectional design
• Focus on children under 5 years
• Assessment of maternal education and household food security
• Recommendations for interventions
• Identified high prevalence of under-nutrition in children
• Exclusive breastfeeding positively linked to better nutritional status
• Maternal education correlated with improved child nutrition
• Strengthened household food security associated with lower under-nutrition rates